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eviltomahawk
United States11135 Posts
On March 31 2011 13:07 StarStruck wrote: Hell, it's about time. Does this mean we can see a settlement soon? Only time will tell. The next trial date is May 13th, so it will probably take a bit more time. Then again, court cases are notorious for moving at a snail's pace, so I wouldn't count in an immediate settlement. BTW, in this case, would GOMtv and Gretech be treated as the same company? | ||
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StarStruck
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floor exercise
Canada5847 Posts
On March 31 2011 11:23 Milkis wrote: Obvious move. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=202467 That's what came to my mind first as well. I don't think Gom was like "welp, I guess you can have the rights back" so much as it's a new strategy to get the BW scene shut down since Gom seems incapable of unwilling to enforce the rights themselves. Here's hoping they fail | ||
swanized
Canada2480 Posts
 *reads thread*  | ||
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akomatic
156 Posts
If we get really lucky, Blizzard will make a similar calculus and we can start the damn OSL. | ||
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Sawamura
Malaysia7602 Posts
On March 31 2011 13:37 akomatic wrote: Seems like having exclusive rights to SCBW is as much a liability as an asset. Should KeSPa step out of line to provide popular, entertaining content to fans (that also view your GOMTV shows), you have to be the one to put legal money into squashing it. If we get really lucky, Blizzard will make a similar calculus and we can start the damn OSL. for your information osl is kicking off already so why the hell do we need any confirmation from blizzard to start osl ? | ||
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Ryuu314
United States12679 Posts
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Grobyc
Canada18410 Posts
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BisuDagger
Bisutopia19285 Posts
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nufcrulz
Singapore934 Posts
pretty sure it was blizzard behind this decision.. anyway it doesnt make much of a difference in the current scheme of things.. | ||
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Kipsate
Netherlands45349 Posts
lol @ Grobyc, I heard you love GomTV  . | ||
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hacklebeast
United States5090 Posts
On March 31 2011 14:19 nufcrulz wrote: this actually helps blizzard in the ongoing case.. eliminating one more point of ambiguity that could be used against them.. pretty sure it was blizzard behind this decision.. anyway it doesnt make much of a difference in the current scheme of things.. No, this weakens the anti-broodwar case. Before this round, blizzard had tried to sue KeSPA, but it had a hard time gaining traction due in part because it was a non-Korean entity that was trying to claim ownership. That was why they gave gom the BW rights in the first place, to use them as a proxy for the case. The overall impact of this is small, but a stronger court case coupled with the fact that BW has one less enemy (which meas people like gorbyc won't be blocked (actual I wonder if he can get unblocked...)) is an overall net positive. | ||
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xBillehx
United States1289 Posts
Should OGN want to step up against KeSPA and return to it's state of power before they had to fork over the Proleague, they could easily pump out some $ to partner with Blizzard for BW rights. Considering the recent announcement of amateur leagues, if KeSPA tries to pull players out OGN will still have content to broadcast and players/companies who want to be on TV can still join up without the need of a pro gaming license. OGN can then continue to broadcast WCG freely & possibly work up some leverage to get the/a Proleague under their control. -my ideal situation- | ||
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Broodwich
United States393 Posts
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meegrean
Thailand7699 Posts
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Versita
Canada1032 Posts
On March 31 2011 13:30 swanized wrote: *reads title * *reads thread* my exact reaction | ||
BLinD-RawR
ALLEYCAT BLUES50470 Posts
On March 31 2011 14:03 Grobyc wrote: sounds good to me haha just realized this news is kinda personal for you. at least the streamers can breathe a sight of relief that they won't be hunted by gom anymore and blizzard doesn't have the time or patience to hunt for re streamers. | ||
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thopol
Japan4560 Posts
GOM really does care about ESPORTS! I never imagined this type of thing would happen. Blizzard still sucks a lot, but at least they don't have the local corporation in their corner. It is really interesting how this case is so unprecedented. It's like the game vs the corporation in a way. Regardless... Thank you GOMTV. Thank you so fucking much! EDIT: I just want to reiterate that I think this is good news. I don't know if it will impact the court case much, but there have been a lot of negatives to Gretech being involved. An American company making an important IP rights case in Korea instead of a Korean company doing it. The closing rift between SC2 via GOM and BW via its competitors... I guess there may be little serious meaning to this, but if there is it seems beneficial and personally it feels really good. | ||
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BLinD-RawR
ALLEYCAT BLUES50470 Posts
On March 31 2011 15:07 xBillehx wrote: If you push the anti-BW conspiracy theories aside, (because Blizzard still hasn't filed an injunction) this also means that BW rights are up for negotiation again. Should OGN want to step up against KeSPA and return to it's state of power before they had to fork over the Proleague, they could easily pump out some $ to partner with Blizzard for BW rights. Considering the recent announcement of amateur leagues, if KeSPA tries to pull players out OGN will still have content to broadcast and players/companies who want to be on TV can still join up without the need of a pro gaming license. OGN can then continue to broadcast WCG freely & possibly work up some leverage to get the/a Proleague under their control. -my ideal situation- I like this idea a lot.But why not have KeSPA themselves bid for the rights for BW now. | ||
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eviltomahawk
United States11135 Posts
On March 31 2011 15:49 BLinD-RawR wrote: I like this idea a lot.But why not have KeSPA themselves bid for the rights for BW now. Because KeSPA isn't a broadcasting company. The rights are for broadcasting, which is mainly meant for OGN/MBCGame. KeSPA is only going to be behind the players and their sponsors, so broadcasting is mainly out of their control. (I think). | ||
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